Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Torquay Torquay, Saskatchewan, Canada Village Status Located at NE Section 24, Township 2, Range 12, W2 Latitude- 49º 8' 25“ N Longitude- 103º 29' 14” W Elevation 1937 ft Located on the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR), Estevan- Neptune Branch, built in 1913 Located on corner of Highway #18, and SK Rural Rd 305 In RM of Cambria #6, Office located in Torquay Part of My Dad's 1927 Map of this area. Map shows they had at least one Grain Elevator. Post Office, Telephone, and Gas Station in 1927 Torquay Elevators Photo courtesy Kurt Phillips Origin of Name Named after Torquay, Devon, England based on street names below see also the Official Village link below. Streets, Avenues in the Village Torbay St., Portland St., Devon St., Poole St., Railway Ave., Saskatchewan Ave., Tavistock Ave., Tiverton Ave., Miller St. , North Railway Ave. Post Office History Name of Office: Torquay Federal Electoral District: Assiniboia / Moose Mountain (SK) Office opened July 1, 1914 in a Private building, Sec.24, Twp.2, R.12, W2 Postmaster Information: Name of Postmaster Military Status Date of Birth Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy William August Wolsey 1914-07-01 1919-09-08 George Carr (see below) OAS 1920-02-02 1923-02-06 Resignation John Anderson Bergum (see below) OAS Mar 30, 1884 1923-05-11 1950 Retirement Mrs. Hildur Bergum, nee Swenson (see below) Mar 29, 1892 1950-05-01 Acting Alvin Lennard Bergum 1951-08-16 Acting Alvin Lennard Bergum 1952-08-16 1956-06-05 Resignation Gerald Cecil Toovey 1956-08-16 Acting Gerald Cecil Toovey 1956-10-09 1961-04-10 Resignation Selmer S. Fonstad 1961-04-11 Acting Carl John Johnson 1961-04-12 Acting Carl John Johnson 1961-06-21 1962-08-26 Death Mrs. Bernice Shelstad 1962-08-27 Acting Mrs. Sabina Johnston 1962-09-11 Acting Mrs. Sabina Johnston 1962-10-16 1969-12-09 Retirement Margaret Emma Johnson 1969-12-09 Mrs. Karen M. Wanner 1977-05-10 Mrs. M. E. Gilchrist 1977-05-07 Retirement Disclaimer- This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada. The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada First Postmaster- William A. Wolsey found the Wolsey name in Torquay, Devon so possibly village named by this man, but just a wild guess. William August Wolsey -see my Estevan 1914 Booklet for his bio George Carr b- ? d- ? brother- William Carr lived in Bienfait ca 1933 A Robert William Carr, buried in Bienfait b- Feb 6, 1887 d- Jan 26, 1950 sister- Mary Eleanor Hurren, nee Carr b- 1884, in England d- Sept 18, 1933, age 49, in a Regina SK Hospital buried in Torquay wife of Norman Hurren she came to Canada in 1911 daughter Elizabeth, son John Father of all above- John Carr John Anderson Bergum b- Mar 30, 1884, in Lillehammer Norway d- June 13, 1962, probably in Estevan Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Lutheran, Farmer LC 469559 Enlisted in WWI in Regina Apr 20, 1918 Lived in US from 1900-1907 in Minn. Came to Canada in 1906 per 1921 census He came thru Portal Apr 1910 heading to Macoun, age 26, single. mother- Joenetta possibly? see below for who I think was his mother- Lived in Weyburn in 1921 with wife and son. brother- Antone (Anton?) A. Bergum, lived at Shaunavon SK., in 1934 b- abt 1881 in Norway brother- Lauritz Bergum, lived in Macoun SK in 1915 brother- Asmund Bergum, also enlisted in WWI, b- Mar 17, 1895 in Christiama, Norway brother- Albert Bergum, also enlisted in WWI b- July 29, 1897 in Nillingham, Minn brother- Emil Bergum, b- Mar 3, 1907 in Macoun SK I believe his father's name was Lauritz Andreassen Bergum, who lived in Ratcliffe SK in 1917 Lauritz arrived in Boston in 1896. b- ca 1870 in Norway mother- Inger Marie Evansdatter Stensringen John was married to Mrs Hildur (Heldur?) Bergum, nee Swenson (Postmistress) b- Mar 29, 1892 d- July 18, 1985 son- Herold Bergum b- ca 1919 in SK. School History not researched yet Cemeteries Torquay Community Cemetery NE, Section 23, Township 2, Range 12, W2 Roman Catholic Section http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/torquay2.html Sacred Heart Cemetery Krista C. Phillips, sister of Kurt Phillips - Kristen Ave. in Estevan, named after this young girl, Who was killed in a vehicle accident at the Ambassador Trailer Court in Estevan Joseph and Nympha Phillips Grandparents of Kurt Phillips, contributor of the 4 Cemetery photos above. Trinity Lutheran Section http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/torquay3.html Lac Qui Parle Lutheran Cemetery SW, Section 34, Township 3, Range 12, W2 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/lac_qui_parle.html Note- These are NOT my web pages I do not control these pages, links may or may not work in the future placed here for your convenience only I had nothing to do with collecting this information and publicly thank those that have. Jacobsberg / St. Anne Cemetery located about halfway between Oungre and Torquay info and photos below submitted by Mr. Don Hayes Jacobsberg Cemetery, NE Sec 8, Township 1, Range 13, W2 Herden Hill, ca 2012 Anne Herden's headstone Don's wife's grandmother's grave site. Pioneers Clarence Carlson b- Minnesota, USA came to SK in 1906 Mar 13, 1938 celebrated silver anniv. wife born in ON came to Estevan in 1910 homesteaded in Big Muddy SK area first. then Mount Green, then Torquay. they had 7 children Official Village of Torquay Web Site http://www.villageoftorquay.com/index.php under “Community Profile” tab is a history tab Please note- I do not promote new info, but do promote the past history of all. Never found the official Village site, until I finished this one I now have a copy of “Our Diamond Jubilee” history book of this area, 1905-1965. when I get a spare couple days will try and scan that one, and add it here. Since it is over 50 years old, and no copyright notice shown I think it will be ok to do that. If you need a lookup in the meantime just ask. © Last modified: 2018/02/24 12:39by dlgent Log In